Tournament's?

I think the MP tournaments were good for game PR and it was quite entertaining listening to the competitors' feedback. A big issue I had with it though was that specially designed scenarios for balancing play were generically structured. I thought this was unnecessary and completely killed the personalities of the units and the history of the battle.

I think using the present scenarios as is would be more fun and provide the historic realism this game is designed for. The simple solution for balance...play the scenario twice. Play the scenario, switch sides and play it again, then add the scores. No special designs, historical fun, and the top scores will definitely determine the best teams.

Yeah the first tournament was sort of a trial run to see if it would catch on. It was a good run and everyone seemed to enjoy it but they also weren't chomping at the bit to have another one. I agree with Reb that if we do another one, we won't make it so balanced and add more randomness etc.

But if more folks are interested in having another one, we'll look into it. Maybe even offer some kind of prize for the winner.

For me without mods gameplay and visuals are just too vanilla, and in some aspects lacking as we have progressed and enhanced the stock game substantially with modifications. I would indeed encourage or at least allow the use of mods in tournaments. They should be declared up front though, and the host would have a check list on start up to substantiate folks honesty, and integrity. The MP game engine is designed very well to indicate mods in use.

Also, any mod declared should be made available for everyone to check out, and use if they so desire.